By Chris Mills | April 18, 2011 at 6:23 pm | No comments
This Thursday at the Conspiracy Room of the Uptown Theater, Lazer Sword (LA/Berlin) will be headlining an event that should unfold with some of the heaviest, headiest beats you're going to hear for a while. Confession: I don't know much about Lazer Sword, but I do know...
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By Chris Mills | February 11, 2011 at 8:38 pm | No comments
I think it was Z-Sonic who posted this piece of gold on facebook a week or two ago, which prompted me to start googling Cole Medina. Fans of disco/house should check everything this guy has out on his Soundcloud. Super-efficient remixes of old-school classics by the likes...
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By Chris Mills | December 16, 2010 at 11:19 pm | No comments
Reach once wrote on facebook something about puppies dying whenever Joc Max spins somewhere and you don't go. You'll be able to catch both Reach and Joc, in addition to Wilshire District's DJ Ice, Diverse, Deep Thinkers and others at the Riot Room on January 15th. Reach's...
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By Chris Mills | November 1, 2010 at 7:51 pm | No comments
Reggie B said on facebook that when he actually performed alongside Onra at Low End Theory in Los Angeles, the crowd reaction was 10x what you'll see here. I need that video now. Here's the song if you haven't heard the original...
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By Chris Mills | October 22, 2010 at 3:48 pm | One comment
Reminds me a bit of Nas' "One Mic," I guess, seeing as how it's an online teaser at this point. The youtube description reads, Produced by Mike "Em80" Dupree. From the album "Ironic 2 (Deja Vu)". It's been quite a while since I've heard any new music from Ron Ron. I was...
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By Chris Mills | July 19, 2010 at 8:55 pm | One comment
Medusa has been referred to as the Godmother of LA's hip hop circuit, and apparently going on after her is not recommended (which is why she's headlining, we're guessing). The Magic Heart Genies will make an appearance (consisting of Myka 9, J The Sarge and DJ Drez), in...
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By Chris Mills | July 7, 2010 at 7:15 pm | No comments
I've been pretty hype over Scotland's GRUM for about 2-3 years now. I think my infatuation with his tracks started with his remix of Armand Van Helden's "You Don't Know Me," which I uploaded just now for you to download here. This 24 year old, who began making a pretty...
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By Chris Mills | May 19, 2010 at 6:10 pm | No comments
The Progress EP (front cover)
The Progress EP (back cover)
You already know how LA native, verBS, killed it at the Jackpot in Lawrence, KS a couple of weeks ago when him and MURS came through on tour. But this CD I picked up off him (in exchange for a Demencha mag) at...
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By Chris Mills | March 22, 2010 at 4:01 pm | One comment
As part member of the Visionaires and having formerly collaborated with Atmosphere, Abstract Rude and Busdriver, 2Mex has become an icon in the vast L.A./Southern California underground hip hop scene since the Visionaires banded together in the mid-90's. Rolling through...
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